The Port of Iberia is another step closer in deepening the Acadiana Gulf of Mexico Access channel (AGMAC) to a 16 feet from the port to the Gulf of Mexico via the Intracoastal Canal. Work on lowering the first of three pipelines as required by the Corps of Engineers has begun. To prepare for dredging the pipelines will be lowered at the Commercial Canal between the port and the Intracoastal Waterway. The second and third pipeline lowering is scheduled for early summer. Funds have been appropriated by the state of Louisiana for the estimated cost of $5.4 million per pipeline. The Port Commissioners anticipate advertising for dredging bids by late summer
